of the Prophet’s example is one of gradation. That is to say that the final goal of the Prophet of Islam is the one we find in his final phase after the last pilgrimage. That is to say, all the earlier examples

statements in the Quran which clearly refute this theory. For instance, the Quran tells the Prophet of Islam to follow the way of Abraham (The Quran, 16:123). As we know, the Prophet Abraham did not give his

incomplete shariah. Similarly, after mentioning several prophets, the Quran says to the Prophet of Islam: ‘Those [the previous prophets] were the people whom God guided. Follow their guidance’ (The Quran

surrender yourselves totally to God. (The Quran, 2:208). According to this verse, total submission to Islam is required of every believer. But total submission does not mean that all the commands have to be

campaign to bring about the implementation of the total Islamic system. This verse simply means that we must wholeheartedly obey the command of Islam which we find is addressed to us in our particular situation

ideology. That is to say, to work hard to conquer people’s hearts and minds by the superior ideology of Islam. In the light of this Quranic explanation, it would be true to say that jihad, in fact, is another

was iqra, ‘read’ (The Quran, 96:1). When we reflect on this verse, we find the starting point of Islamic action. It is to start from where there is no fear of violent reaction, from the point where it is

was revealed in the Quran, several options existed in Makkah regarding the starting point for the Islamic movement. One option was to begin by launching a movement to clear the Kabah of the 360 idols, which

jurist (Qazi).12.IN ISLAM, HOW CAN A WOMAN DIVORCE A MAN?Islamic law on marriage and divorce provides for almost all eventualities including a woman’s right to divorce her husband. Islam has two provisions

campaigns of his opponents, known in Islamic history as Ghazwa alAhzab, was so devastating that even the Quran refers to it as one of the most terrifying moments in Islamic history. At the time, the Muslims

efforts that the enemy decided to lift the siege of the city of Madinah and return to their homes. Islamic history contains many examples of the role played by non-Muslims in the development of

worship in Islam. For instance, with reference to prayer, the Qur’an says: “Surely, prayer keeps (one) away from indecency and evil.” (29:45) B. Family Life A sane society, from the Islamic point of view

at large is nothing other than a single family gradually extended throughout history. That is why Islam has greatly emphasized the significance of family life

remained no other options. Thus, going by the Prophet’s method, wars of aggression are forbidden in Islam. Islam allows only for defensive war, and that, too, only when it becomes unavoidable. In life, one

instances that illustrate this point: 1. Soon after being appointed as a prophet, the Prophet of Islam was faced with choosing between the two options mentioned above—peaceful and violent methods. As a

their original teachings about God did not remain unchanged. Islam emerged in the first quarter of the 7th century CE. A unique quality of Islam is that its original text is fully intact and preserved. That

is why now, for later generations, the reliable source to know the correct concept of God remains Islam alone. Therefore, for

scale—this hamiyat al-jahiliya, prejudices prevailing in pre-Islamic Arabia (48:28) is being displayed by the other party. In the first phase of Islam its solution lay in Muslims sedulously avoiding an equivalent

Muslims’ homes and other properties, and spared no effort in disseminating negative propaganda against Islam. Given this state of affairs, there were only two options before the believers. One was to attempt

full measure. Therefore, in just a few years’ time the Prophet not only ensured justice, but set Islam upon a much more solid footing. The Muslims of the present day have to understand this secret of

who was born in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. After having studied Islam, he has changed his religion. His Islamic name is Khalilur Rahman. Passing through Muslim countries he is going to perform